Chapter Thirteen Maybe I Can Make Friends With Him
The "person" in the dream and the figure in the photo gradually overlap.
The only difference is that the little boy in the dream is holding a black and red ball, while the ball in the photo is colorful.
It's definitely him!
The little boy who chased Zheng Kai twice in a deep dream.
Zheng Kai took a deep breath, tried to keep his tone as calm as usual, and pointed his finger at the little boy: "Grandma, what is this child's name?"
In the dream, Zheng Kai only knew the little boy's number: No. 14.
This is obviously not a normal person's name.
In the entire kindergarten, the little boy has the highest hatred towards him.
Of course, there is one more "person" now, that is, the pair of scarlet eyes that caused Zheng Kai to be seriously injured.
In addition, Li Bo's attitude towards Zheng Kai was lukewarm.
The favorability of other children in the kindergarten towards Zheng Kai has increased slightly.
If Zheng Kai wants to live safely in the kindergarten, he must "handle" his relationship with the little boy.
Or destroy him completely!
Or....become friends with him.
Zheng Kai thought about it for a long time last night and felt that the second method was more feasible.
The old man seemed to be deeply impressed by this little boy. After taking a look, he quickly replied to Zheng Kai: "His name is Shu Fu. He is a very poor child. At that time, his disease was the most serious in the kindergarten. Other children
I don’t even want to play with him.”
"Every day I just squat in the corner holding a ball, or look at the ants on the ground, without saying a word."
For some reason, Zheng Kai's heart was touched.
He thought of his own childhood.
Since kindergarten, Zheng Kai has been like an invisible person, not good at talking or making friends.
Many times, I don't speak a word for a whole day.
Elementary school is like this...
Junior high school is like this...
It was still like this in high school.
This situation improved a little until college. Zheng Kai, who was dull and talkative, made his first friend, Wang Qiang.
Wang Qiang's mouth was very broken.
When he first met Wang Qiang, Zheng Kai's ears were often filled with Wang Qiang's nagging voice.
After listening more, Zheng Kai slowly started to talk and chat.
He began to try to live a normal life, trying to overcome his unwillingness to socialize.
Because of this, Zheng Kaili was very grateful to Wang Qiang.
If it weren't for his appearance, I would probably still be a silent autistic patient, unable to communicate with normal people.
At first, Zheng Kai was wary of the little boy.
Just as he thought before, the only person he could trust was Wang Qiang, and Zheng Kai couldn't trust anyone else.
But now, Zheng Kai wants to hear about the little boy.
He wanted to hear what happened to this child who was very similar to him in the past.
"What's wrong with him?"
Zheng Kai asked softly.
The old lady took the photo album from Zheng Kai's hand, leaned back on the chair, caressed the photos, and recalled: "Albinism plus advanced squamous cell carcinoma."
"Twenty or thirty years ago, the medical conditions at that time were much worse than now. There were no good treatments for albinism and squamous cell carcinoma. It would take one day to delay the treatment."
"Among a group of children with normal skin color, he became an outlier. Other children thought he was unclean and were unwilling to play with him."
Zheng Kai pondered for a moment and asked curiously: "What is squamous cell carcinoma?"
He had heard of many cancers, but this was the first time he heard of squamous cell carcinoma.
"I didn't understand either. It wasn't until I saw the child's back once that the entire back was covered with rotten dead skin, pus and blood were flowing. I didn't know that the child endured pain every day, but he
Never talk, never cry or make trouble."
Hearing this, Zheng Kai couldn't help but clenched his fists and pursed his lips.
"Is he... still alive? Where is he now?" Zheng Kai lowered his head and refused to let himself look at the photos in the album.
Compared to Shu Fu, his childhood was actually not miserable.
The old woman shook her head.
Zheng Kaixin had already had a premonition, but after he actually confirmed the news, he felt sad.
For a moment, Zheng Kai wanted to go back to the deep dreamland and see this child again.
Zheng Kai, who was in a depressed mood, became silent.
He found his own kind, but the child died more than twenty years ago.
The old woman continued to flip through the photo album. After falling into memories, there was no need for Zheng Kai to ask. She just told everything about that year.
Zheng Kai listened silently the whole time.
Zheng Kai remembered every word the old lady said.
An hour later, the old lady closed the photo album again.
"I don't know where you met my wife. If you can still see him, I want to ask you something."
The old woman's eyes filled with tears. She had been waiting and searching for more than twenty years!
This area is under construction every day, and this small house may be bulldozed at any time, but she has held on to it for more than 20 years.
A rough calloused palm gently held Zheng Kai's hand, and the other hand patted the back of Zheng Kai's hand: "I probably won't be able to keep this house. I'm too old and won't live for a few more days. I don't want to
I understand even if you come back."
"I didn't blame him for what happened back then."
Zheng Kai lowered his head.
His body was trembling slightly and he didn't know how to answer.
After a long time, Zheng Kai raised his head and replied with a smile with slightly red eyes: "If I can still see Uncle Li, I will tell him."
"Let's go, I've told you everything I know."
The old lady waved her hand and opened the photo album again, staying on the first page and looking at it for a long time.
The courtyard door slowly opened.
Zheng Kai walked out and closed the door gently.
Standing on the street, Zheng Kai looked at the construction site that was still under construction not far away. A modern building already had a basic outline. Soon, the northwest city will get rid of the word "backward" and will no longer hinder the development of Zhi'an City.
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After standing there for a long time, Zheng Kai wandered along the street.
He is getting to know this area of town again.
Not long after, Zheng Kai walked outside the iron gate of Zhi'an Kindergarten. The difference from before was that this time the iron gate was open.
There were many people weeding inside, and some construction workers were comparing drawings, seemingly discussing what kind of building should be built after demolishing these old buildings.
Zheng Kai did not go in.
He stood quietly at the iron gate and looked at it for a long time, then turned and left.
Return home.
Zheng Kai lay on the sofa, closing his eyes and meditating.
He felt that his mentality had changed.
At first, he just wanted to survive, not to become the second Liao Fan.
But now, he wants to truly understand the so-called dream world, although he doesn't know what this dream means to him, nor why he dreams about it.
But he wanted to treat the "people" in the dream as real people.
Treat these "people" just like Wang Qiang treated him.
Intellectually speaking, this idea is not a good one.
But emotionally, Zheng Kai really wanted to do this.
This emotional weight gradually overshadowed Zheng Kai's rationality, allowing him to gradually strengthen his inner thoughts.